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Cardboard tube flower stamps

Snip a paper tube into petals, fan them out, and stamp a whole field of spring flowers.

Cardboard tube flower stamps
LevelBeginner
AgesAges 3 to 5
Time25 minutes plus drying
Cost$0 to $4

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Materials

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How to make it

  1. Step 1: Snip the petals
    1

    Snip the petals

    Have your child cut slits about 1 in deep all around 1 end of the tube.

  2. Step 2: Fan them out
    2

    Fan them out

    Bend each snipped strip outward so the end looks like a flower.

  3. Step 3: Dip in paint
    3

    Dip in paint

    Dip the petal end into a plate of paint.

  4. Step 4: Stamp the flowers
    4

    Stamp the flowers

    Press it on the paper and lift straight up.

  5. Step 5: Add stems
    5

    Add stems

    Paint green stems and leaves under each flower with a brush.

Edie's tip

Squish the tube a little before cutting. Flat tubes snip cleaner for beginners.

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